Stow-on-the-Wold

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 16° · 91% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:28

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

4 reported · July 2026▼ 75% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour4

Neighbourhood team: Stow-on-the-Wold · Gloucestershire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

205 reported road collisions (2024)

56 killed or seriously injured · 302 casualties · 22.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

55 food businesses within 2 miles

• 54 rated 4–5 ★ (50 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kingham (7.0 km)
• 19 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£411,764 average▲ 3.2% YoY

Across Cotswold · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,248 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY

• 1 bed £867
• 2 bed £1,102
• 3 bed £1,339

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

13.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 13.4 times median annual pay (11.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Asda (6.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (6.2 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

12 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Stow-on-the-wold (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

90,833 residents in Cotswold · 78/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 272 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,392 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 46,250)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

56 schools · 13,212 pupils

44 primary · 6 secondary · 6 other

Ofsted: 24 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

51inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cotswold

684 CQC-registered services

• Care homes200
• GP practices94
• Dentists142
• Homecare agencies181
• Hospitals & hospices31

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Gloucestershire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 143 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

319 applications decided

91.5% granted · 292 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

Conservative

North Cotswolds

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 10
• LD 22
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,750 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

22 jobs advertised · £26,670 avg

e.g. Receptionist, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Legal Secretary

Source: Adzuna

£811 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£38,447 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 48,999 certificates

11.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

37% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Nuclear 18% · Wind 15% · Imports 5%

234 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.7 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North Cotswolds:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership853 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need633 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership369 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office294 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing294 local signatures · 11,416 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Stow-on-the-Wold · 0.1 km

  Stow-on-the-Wold is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, on top of an 800-foot hill at the junction of main roads through the Cotswolds, including the Fosse Way (A429), which is of Roman origin.…

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  The Talbot, Stow-on-the-Wold · 0.1 km

  The Talbot, formerly known as The Talbot Hotel, is a public house in the Market Square in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England. The structure, which was originally a coaching inn and later served as the local co…

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  St Edward's Church, Stow-on-the-Wold · 0.2 km

  St Edward's Church is a medieval-built Church of England parish church, serving Stow-on-the-Wold ('Stow'), Gloucestershire.

• Maugersbury Manor · 0.7 km

  Maugersbury Manor is a manor house in the village of Maugersbury in Gloucestershire. It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE) since August 1960. It has been built in various stages…

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  Maugersbury · 0.8 km

  Maugersbury is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. Situated less than a mile south-east of the market town of Stow-on-the-Wold and approximately 18 miles (29 km) east of its post town, Cheltenham,…

• Quarwood · 1.2 km

  Quarwood or Quar Wood is a Victorian manor near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England. It was formerly owned by the Who's bassist John Entwistle.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)